Joey King Pantsed Her "Kissing Booth" Costar Joel Courtney

Netflix’s original movie The Kissing Booth had major success in 2018. The movie, which was based on a YA novel of the same name by Welsh author Beth Reekles (and before that was a WattPad story by Reekles), premiered on the streaming service in the summer and immediately captured viewers’ hearts — so much so that Netflix proclaimed it one of the most rewatched movies of the entire year.

The movie’s star, Joey King, celebrated this momentous news in a surprising way: she posted a video of herself pantsing her costar, Joel Courtney, who plays her character Elle’s best friend Lee.

“In honor of #TheKissingBoothbeing the most rewatched @netflix movie of 2018, here’s a video of me being a complete and total 5 year old little boy. Sorry Joel,” she wrote on Instagram. Joel and Joey were apparently playing a game of Dance Dance Revolution (just like Lee and Elle!) while hanging out when Joey pantsed him. However, Joel seems in on the game, since he’s caught laughing along with his friend.

However, it's not a great idea to pull down someone's pants a prank generally, even if it is meant as a joke. It's best to keep in mind that a lot of people wouldn't appreciate a prank like this and might feel uncomfortable in the situation.

Netflix released their end of year list on December 11, revealing that The Kissing Booth and another very popular rom-com, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, were its most rewatched movies of the year. According to their study, nearly 50% of Netflix viewers watched both more than once. (And yes, some of those viewers were us.) Joey and Joel also scored a spot on their “Stars We Fell in Love with This Year” list, which also includes their Netflix peers Lana Condor and Noah Centineo.

While a sequel to The Kissing Booth is still up in the air, the data shows that fans are ready for another installment — and we’re pretty sure Joey and Joel would be too. Here’s hoping this dynamic duo gets to reunite onscreen again … maybe with their pants on this time.